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| Free Group | |
| Native Name: | Freie Fraktion |
| Leader: | Andreas Leiter Reber |
| Foundation: | 1 March 2024 |
| Split: | Die Freiheitlichen |
| Ideology: | Regionalism German-speaking minority interests Conservatism |
| Position: | Right-wing |
| Seats1 Title: | Chamber of Deputies |
| Seats2 Title: | Senate |
| Seats3 Title: | European Parliament |
| Seats4 Title: | Provincial Council |
| Country: | Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol |
The Free Group (German: Freie Fraktion, abbreviated FF) is a regionalist and conservative political party in South Tyrol. The party, which is part of the South Tyrolean independence movement, seeks to represent the German-speaking majority and Ladin-speaking minority in the province. FF took inspiration from the Free Voters of Bavaria, a similar movement active in the German state.[1] [2] [3]
The party, active mainly as a parliamentary group in the Landtag of South Tyrol, was founded in March 2024 by Andreas Leiter Reber, a longstanding member of Die Freiheitlichen (dF), who opposed its party's support to the SVP-led government of Arno Kompatscher.[4] [5] [6]